5 things to do with the kids on a snow day

It’s after lunch and you and the kids are, perhaps, going a little stir-crazy.

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Here’s some ideas for the kids to have fun and let you dial into a work conference call. Or just sit there and enjoy the quiet.

1. Scavenger hunt

Give your kid a list of things to find around the house and tell them when they get everything on the list, they get a prize. Ideas to put on the list: a shoelace, sewing needle, a green crayon, a Band-Aid or a marble

2. Watch a movie

The Trolls movie is now on Amazon Prime for rental or purchase. We are on viewing #2 of it just in the last 24 hours.

Did you know that you can substitute applesauce or diet soda instead of eggs and/or oil in a boxed cake mix? Yep. This WikiHow article has some good suggestions.

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4. Go Noodle!

Go Noodle has some fun get-out-of-your-seat short videos for kids. If you have Apple TV, you can pull it up on there, too.

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5. Design a snowman

It's probably still too windy out to make a good snowman but you can hit up Pinterest (of course) to get some creative ideas when it's snowman weather again.

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You could also bring some snow inside and play with it - put in some food coloring and mix up colors. Tell the kids to "run an experiment" to see how long it takes the snow to melt if it's indoors, contrasted to a cup of snow sitting outside and one sitting in the fridge.